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c. 0'. WILSON. EYEGLASS AND SPECTACLE CASE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.}\9,I915.

- Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

' C/zwias 6'. P1518077,

TH! COLUMBIA PLANMRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. 1

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CHARLES c. wni son orlsnrimszi, WEST vmG IrI IL Toall whom itmay conearm] Beit known that I,.GHARLES:O.IW1LSON,

' axcitizen of the. United States, residing at Salem, initheicounty of.Harrison and State of Vesta-Virginia,ahave inventednew and usefulImprovements in Eyeglass and Spectacle Gases, specification.

zAn-object ofp-the invention is to provide a case for the reception of.eye glasses or. spectacles toi-permit of the same being convenientlycarried in the pocket whennot in use without danger of the-eye. glassesor spectacles being brokenvbyi-the accidental dropping of the case outof the pocket.

The invention" comprehends among other ofawhich the. following .is a

features the provisionof a case which isformed with a surface or outercoating that will make the case substantially waterproof and imperviousto the action of moisture as in cases of perspiration, the surface ofthe case furthermore being of a clinging nature so that when the case isplaced in the pocket its velvety surface will cling or adhere to thegarment and prevent the accidentaldropping of the case out of thepocket, particularly when the case is placed in the side pocket of thevest and the owner subsequently stooping over causing the case to slipout of the pocket, which occurrence in this instance would be preventedby the frictional contact of the velvety surface of the case with thematerial of the pocket of the Vest. I

Still further embodiments of the invention reside in a case having itssurface or outer coating so formed and arranged that should the casedrop to the floor upon its end,.the case will be substantially cushionedso as to reduce to a minimum the resulting 4 jar or shock thuspreventing breaking of the glasses or spectacles contained in the case.

In the further disclosure'of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the caseshowing the cover in closed position. Fig. 2 is a plan View with thecover shown in Opened position. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsectional view taken through the case as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is avertical transverse sectional view taken through the case.

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Application filed March 19, 1915. serial No. 15,504.

the case in its entirety is-indicated by the which lining may be anysuitable soft =material such as ,velvetor-the like to eife'c -tivelyprotect'the glasses or spectacles when they. are arranged within thecase. The ends of the receptacle: :l1 are indicated by the numeral 14:and the receptacle also .includes a longitudinally.extending ledge-15which limits the closing movement of the cover and-form's a smallpocketintO W-hi'ch portions of the glasses or spectacles will extend when theyare arranged within the case.

The receptacle 11 and closure 12 are provided with a covering 16preferably formed of rubber or some other suitable material which willbe impervious to the action of moisture and which furthermore has asurface of a velvety or clinging nature. The covering may be of a singlepiece of the rubber or other material and extends around the entireexterior of the receptacle l1 and also covers the exterior of the cover12 and the ledge 15, likewise the ends 14 of the re ceptacle. Thus itwill be apparent that the covering provides an effectual means forpreventing the admission of moisture to the interior of the case. Itwill be noted however that the friction-like surface of the coveringwill prevent slipping of the case when it is in the pocket of thegarment in view of the clinging nature of the material and whichcontacting with the material of the garment will tend to hold the casewithin the pocket. As a further guard against the accidental dropping ofthe case out of the pocket, the closure 12, on that portion of thecovering 16 which covers the exterior of the closure, is provided with aplurality of transversely extending rows of projections 17 formed withthe covering 16 and therefore of the same material, said projections incontact with the material of the pocket of the garment preventing theaccidental dropping of the case out of the pocket as will be readilyunderstood.

Referring to the views, it will be noted that the ends 14 also each havea row of projections 18 similar to the projections 17 and formed withthe material from which the cOWFi'ngis' rfifide. 'Now'itvvillbecl'etrly** upon the spectacles or g'lzi'ss contained"Wit'li'ih'tlie case if the case accidentally drops jth the' fieer. itstrikes the ground on end or in an upsid 5 down position will result intheprojection's seen that if the case is accidentally drepped to thefloor or groundfliliefiese et' ifit cominginto contect with the groundor surface and they laeiflfg of a resilient or' cushion-like materialsuch as rubber 'wvilsl-reduce the shock or resulting jar produced when 1the case contajcts-with the-hardsurfia'cqflfli'ns thev jam or' shock11pm the glasses or spectacles contained Iinthe ease and there- ==forepreventing the-lar-ea'ukzing "oi filie From the fio'regeineg descriptionit will-'rbe 15 clearly seen thettlre caise:deslcivihsdprovidesanwetfeetuel'm ieanslfier retaining the weetacles erag lasses when theyaxre Emit iii-use;

thwtit provides elm-means .for preventing midmission ofmorstuneto theintimior'ief lthe cesewhenclosedydihat-itEprovi-des a'lmesms Za meamswhich will-reduceltheshock-oriiiair -What is claimed is "in "a-Ireye andspectacle case, the

"combination of a receptacle, a closure there- 'for, a rubber coveringformed of; single ,i13'iEG6-iDf-II flzt&I'rl31l'-&-Hd covering theexterior feces of said receptacle and closure, and cushion-likeprojections termed with and constituting all integral pant cif saidnevering and eds/pied to 'IQEtEIlEl transversely across the=clfcsurewindend walls said 11eceptacle for preventing warnyuicc'rdeutail breakage cf '-=th'erglesses contained in sesid receptacleupon anyaeciiztentall dmpplimg-iof such receptacle.

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